Last week it was an administrative error that meant that Lydia Ko would retain her status as World Number One. However, it turned out to be a stay of execution as Ariya Jutanugarn aimed to slay the queen from her throne. Now there is a new queen at the top of the rankings and she did it style.

Since the 25th October 2015, the position of world number one has belonged to Lydia Ko. For 86 weeks people looked on wondering when she would finally be toppled. Enter Ariya Jutanugarn. Winner of the Ricoh Women’s British Open and a four LPGA titles. With Lydia Ko not playing at the Manulife LPGA Classic, all Jutanugarn needed to do was to make the cut in order to end Ko’s reign.

​Making a cut is one thing but Jutanugarn was here to accept her coronation in style by taking home the Manulife LPGA Classic title in Canada. She claimed victory in a playoff against Lexi Thompson and In Gee Chun but it shouldn’t have got to that point. Thompson held a two-shot lead with only two holes to play. A bogey on the 17th was followed by another on the 18th. Thompson had let the title slip out of her grasp. Jutanugarn took her opportunity to announce to the world that she is the number one with victory.